Customer Reviews

Milwaukee 6460 15 Amp 10-1/4-Inch Circular Saw

5 star:		(3)
4 star:		(2)
3 star:		(3)
2 star:		(3)
1 star:		(4)

 

 

The saw is very useful for remodeling, including for use in cutting openings for windows through studs. Also it is great
for cutting 4x4's in one pass. The shoe however is very flexible, made of sheet metal, and in fact came pre-bent. I guess that was so I did not have to worry about bending it myself. The result is a rounded and rather unstable base.

I suggest that Milwaukee redesign the shoe and get it up to the same level of quality as the rest of the saw.

I AM A FENCE CONTRACTOR IN SOUTH CAROLINA. I WORK WITH 4X4'S, 4X6'S, 6X6'S DAILY. THIS IS A STRONG SAW AND IT CUT'S 4X4'S GOOD, (ONE PASS), BUT 4X6'S AND 6X6'S YOU HAVE TO MAKE TWO PASSES AND THIS IS A HEAVY SAW WHEN YOU HAVE TO CUT 150 POST A SHOT. THE SHOE IS RIDICULOUS. MY SECOND WEEK WITH IT AND I 'VE ALREADY NOTICED IT'S BENT. MILWAUKEE OWN'S A LARGE AMOUNT OF MY TOOL BOX, BUT THIS SAW WOULD NOT HAVE MADE ME PURCHASE ALL THE OTHER GREAT TOOL'S MILWAUKEE OFFER'S. " PUT SOME NEW SHOES ON THE BEAR! "

I agree with the other raters on this saw. I am a deck contractor and use it to cut 4x6 and 6x6 (takes two passes) posts. The saw has LOTS of power and handles even wet pressure treated posts very well.

However, the shoe is a JOKE. It is as flimsy as a $40 Black and Decker circular saw's. Get with it Milwaukee. For this price, the shoe should be MUCH more durable. Hopefully, they will offer a heavier duty shoe as an accessory.

I have bought and used a lot of tools in my day and this saw has to be the poorest designed saw ever. The height adjustment and steel shoe do not keep an setting or adjustment, I think the torque of the saw will even bend the steel shoe. I thought I could live with this problem but I can't. I have owned it too long to return it, is their a modification that can be made if so help. The only good thing about the saw is the name and power.How can I contact the manufacture directly. PS I wish I would of read the reviews before I bought.

I bought this saw to cut 4 by 4's for jungle gym project and also to cut scarfs in 3/8 plywood for a boat building project. I found the saw to be powerful but heavy, the only thing I have noticed is the saw shoe is to flexible for a saw of this size and my liking.

The saw is a great saw, but I bought it for my father. A 63 yrs old man, who plans to use it around the house for house work. He complained that the saw is very heavy. when I saw it U listed for 40 lbs. A pretty heavy piece of machinery for around the house. After seeing it for myself and feeling the weight behind that saw, I decided to take it back. A saw at that weight should be a table saw. Although its power was great it wasn't the right fit for around the house use. I went for the 7 1/4" blabe saw at a much lighter weight. This is a good saw, but I think its intentions are for a little more than around the house.

I am a general contractor with several framers. I bought this saw because of the 15 amp motor which is more than the big foot. The base plate on this saw is useless. It is mounted to the saw at the front with no mounting at the rear like most saws. It is so unstable it will never stay true. You can move the rear of the base plate with your hand up and down 1/2" with ease. My framers would destroy this saw in days. I made one cut and put it back in the box for return.
I give this saw a 1 star, but I give the storage box 5 stars, very nice and sturdy. Some of the box design should have gone into the saw. Can I keep the box?

As a timber framer, I bought it to fill in between my Dewalt 8 1/4" and Makita 16". The thing that came in my shiny red box is all but useless as a tool. Some part of me hopes to read that Milwaukee never made a 10 1/4" saw and that what I bought was a backstreet knock-off. As others have said, the saw cannot be used for accurate deep cuts. If accuracy is not important, and your just looking for greater depth of cut, save some money and buy a cheap chainsaw. You will be happier with the results. I wish I had ponied up the money (about $465) for the Makita 10 1/4 the first time around, but here I go now. If after reading this you are still interested in this saw, I've got one for sale!

No offense to Taiwainese folks, I'm just big on domestic tools. Hey Amazon! Your Technical Data link says USA for Coutry of Manufacture. (I've noted in several instances of tools I know to be imported that the listing says they were made here.) The box, maybe but the saw was made in Taiwan. Maybe that was just the couple of these I've seen and used and the rest are made here (doubt it). Gave it two stars because even though it's junk, it's a Milwaukee and it's powerful. Not accurate like everyone else has said. Buy a Big Foot!

I am a Builder of high end homes in the Boston area and have owned this saw for over a year. This saw is not meant for the average framer or home owner, it is strictly for the pro. I use the saw for cuting 2 X 12 Rafters that have a greater pitch than 12 and bevels of more than 45 degrees. this saw will cut with one pass and has the power to keep from bogging down. It does kick when starting, so you have to pay attention, but like I said this saw was not meant for every day use by the home-owner or week-end carpenter.